"We Didn't Start the Fire"

Billy Joel and Popular Music Studies

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Av Joshua S. Duchan, Ryan Raul Bañagale, Ryan Raul Banagale

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Billy Joel has sold over 150 million records, produced thirty-three Top-40 hits, received six Grammy Awards, and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fans celebrate him, critics deride him, and scholars have all but ignored him. This first-of-its-kind collection of essays offers close analysis and careful insight into the ways his work has impacted popular music during the last fifty years. Using diverse approaches, this volume serves as a model for how any scholar can approach the study of popular music. Ultimately, these chapters interrogate how popular music frames our experiences, constitutes our history and culture, and gains importance in our daily lives.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-12-21
Mått153 x 231 x 17 mm
Vikt422 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieFor the Record: Studies in Rock and Popular Music
Antal sidor260
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareJoel,Billy
ISBN9781793601834

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Foreword by Billy JoelIntroduction: “The Stranger”: Locating Billy Joel in Popular Music StudiesRyan Raul Bañagale and Joshua S. DuchanPart I: “Somewhere Along the Line”: Considering TraditionChapter One: From Liverpool to Hicksville: Sgt. Pepper Meets The Nylon CurtainJoshua S. DuchanChapter Two: Movin’ Out on Thunder Road: Images of Ambition, Escape, and Authenticity in Billy Joel and Bruce SpringsteenJohn J. SheinbaumPart II: “This Is the Time”: Performance AnalysisChapter Three: Billy Joel, Piano Culture, and Rock’s Road Not TakenJonathan D. BellmanChapter Four: Form, Lyrics, and the “Short-Short-Long” Pattern in Billy Joel’s MusicDon TrautPart III: “You’re My Home”: Imagined LocationsChapter Five: “The Downeaster ‘Alexa’”: Billy Joel Signifies FolkMorgan JonesChapter Six: “Nothing Rhymes With Bethlehem”: City Branding Schemes and the Strategic Deployment of Billy Joel’s “Allentown”Sarah MessbauerPart IV: “Stop in Nevada”: Live PerformanceChapt

Duchan and Ban~agale have brought together 12 essays on musician Billy Joel (b. 1949), preceded by an introduction and a brief foreword by Joel. Though there have been many biographies of Joel, this is a valuable addition to the scholarship. . . The book concludes with Ban~agale and Duchan’s 2016 interview with Joel. Many of the essays include music transcriptions. A discography lists Joel’s dozen solo studio albums; bibliographical references stand in for a bibliography. This is a useful addition to the literature on Joel’s musical heritage. Recommended.